Windows 10: Windows 10 "Automatic Repair Loop" and USB install media stuck on black screen with...

Hello,


Out of nowhere, my PC is suddenly unable to boot. This morning, when I turned on my PC, I was greeted with the "Automatic System Repair" at boot. Initially, I tried to ignore it by "Exiting to Windows 10," but I am stuck in a loop where at each boot up, the Automatic System Repair screen populates.


One of the first things I tried to do was to restore the system to a system backup date. This didn't work. Then, I tried to do the automated repair. I cannot get this to work: I am presented with an error telling me it cannot complete the task, and directing me to a log file on the C:\ drive.


If I launch the command prompt to try to run the diagnostics provided by others with a similar issue, I am completely unsuccessful. Command prompt solutions require interfacing with the C:\ drive, but my command prompt points to an anomalous X:\ drive. If I try to run the diagnostics directly through this X:\ drive, they fail, saying they cannot locate the required files.


Sensing what seems like a major software, or hopefully not hardware, failure, I created a bootable USB stick to launch a fresh Windows install. However, my only other computer is a MacBook, so I created the USB media with Boot Camp Assistant.


My USB boot stick will not launch the Windows installer. Instead, when booting from the USB media, all I am presented with is a black screen with a blinking white underscore and no further instruction.


I am at a loss for what to do. Any help is very greatly appreciated: I urgently need my PC to get back on track.

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Windows 10 is stuck in Automatic Repair loop

Hi Robert,

Automatic Repair loop is a feature designed to help you fix some PC issues in Windows. It might fail to work sometimes and stuck in a startup repair loop in Windows 10.

The two most common cases of the Windows Automatic Repair loop issue are:

1. Windows Automatic Repair stuck on a black screen with "Preparing Automatic Repair" error message.

2. Windows Automatic Repair failed and said, "Automatic repair couldn't repair your PC".

We suggest that you try the solutions provided by community experts on this
link and let us know how it goes.

We will wait for your response.

 

Stuck in a loop of Automatic repair then black screen then automatic repair could not repair the PC

Hello , I have an acer laptop and windows 10 , I am stuck in loop of preparing automatic repair then black screen then automatic repair could not repair my pc , I have tried advanced options to no avail please could you help

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Stuck on automatic repair loop

Hi Gurupad,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.



We apologize for the inconvenience that you have stuck on automatic repair loop after upgrade to Windows 10, we will help you to resolve this issue.



Step 1: I suggest you to install Windows 10 using the media creation tool:

Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool



Step 2: After installing Windows 10, perform an Automatic Repair.

Perform the Automatic repair:

• 
  When your computer starts, wait for the manufacturer logo to check the option for boot menu, it will usually be
  F12.
  
• 
  The boot menu key might differ with each manufacturer. If you are unable to find the boot menu key, you may refer the user manual.
  
• 
  Restart the computer, when the manufacturer's logo is displayed, keep pressing the
  Boot menu option key to enter the boot menu and change the boot option to
  CD\DVD ROM.
  
• 
  After you boot your computer using Windows 8 DVD, a black screen appears with gray text "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD". Press any key.
  
• 
  Select the correct time and
  Keyboard type.
  
• 
  Click Repair your computer in the lower left corner
  
• 
  Click on Troubleshooting, advanced option and then click
  Automatic repair.
  

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.